The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-12
POSING AS PATRIOTS.
The Real Position of the Alleged
''LOyal'' Leaguers.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.

| To the Editor OF THE HERALD.
Since it has become a patent state
ment with certain self-styled "only
Americans" of this Territory in their
Loyal League meetings, etc., that they
are the only exclusive class il these
parts upon whom the sgis of fealty to
the national government rests, desire,
as a member of the Peoples Party, to
repudiate the differences between the
real patriots of Utah and their counter
felt, self-asserting opponents. In a late
open meeting of the so-called Loyal
League" held in this city, there was
considerable exultation over the fact
that law greatly abridging the liberties
of the pioneers and citizens of this Ter
ritory had been passed, and although
lit had gone into operation in an en-
ascuIate form it was still "a good law. "
At this same meeting, too, reference
was made 10 the fact that these self
lstvled loyalists, had been quite instru-
mental in having the said laws passed
and that they, in fact, had practical con-
troll of the District Courts Of this Territory.
Shades of the heroic HOLSTER Does this
clique called the league actually have the
consumma' e effroutery TO say that they
are real patriots, that they are willing
to die for the honor of the country,
and then get up in public meeting
and exult and below that they are
practicing the most fragrant of anti
Republican and anti judicial methods
possible by getting partisan. governing
control of the courts, and being the
authors of monstrOus un-Amerlcan
laws? The position is absurd on its
face. If they were true patriots they
would feel more like grieving, that the
prestiue liberty of their country had re
ceived such wound and that patriotism
was now caused to wear mourning
for the child of her heart"
But, sir, there is another and equally
strong phase of this political question.
At the meeting in question an Assistant
District Attorney attempted to assume
the role of a Webster and l might say
"held his farthing candle up TO the
sun" by trying to dIlate upon some OF
the powers of Congress and of the Con-
stitution and also plainly assuming to
show that he and his exotic brethren
had superior rights. and that the bona
tide citizens and real taxpayers were OF
no consequence. Now, Mr.. Editor, If
these Loyal Leaguers and then
would-be orators could see the utter alb
surdity of the self elected positions, and
could see how ashamed the true ano
consistent citizen is of their fallaciOus
unwarranted acts, they would retreat
) and leave the palm of fealty to thelI
{ superiors. It is about time tnat these
{ men who have nothing to lose and
everything to win, should know, once
. for all, that the people of these parts
are not so far lost to their rights as tC
permit an exotic, foreign element t
come in and crowd them from their
birthright, and to arrogantly claim SUI
periority for themselves and better
, rights.
There is no class in our country thai
! has the right to say: stand aside,
am more holy than Ghoui" In the ma
ture Of things, obeisance and homage
should be paid to priority OF right, anC
this fact is strongly and truly observed
excepting here, where band of adven
l turers is bent on stealing bodily or b.
piecemesl, the political control of thi
commonwealth.
In my opinion It is high time that tn,
> exotic mind should be once again
strongly apprised of these facts, and
: they should know that the People.
, Party claim twofold right to the suf
|. frage of this country. They are no
only in a great many cases the descend
: ants of the fathers of the institutions o.
America-men who landed at Plymouth
Rock in 1920, and whose son
|, fought in front ranks of tn
, great war of independence and tn
> the pioneers, the redeemers. of thi:
: country, the hardy persons who mad
:, this country habitable. These, perhaps
are old propositions; they may doubt
less be called aphorisms, but they ar
o good for all that. They are facts who's
o existence should be perennial, ant
= which should forever remain green il
f minds of Utah's true sons.
. But, says one, your argument wit
: reference to your ancestors and you
. fealty to the institutions of the govern
- ment amount to nothing. You teac
religion exclusively. You strive to ba
every germ of love for a free govern
ment, and you do not unders,sn wbs
the real import of suffrage il
- 1t is impossible for you to be goo
70 Mormon and a consistent either
To this | reply: First, that so far as
am cognizant of the methods of th
Peoples Party and its objects, it is
t, C8sar's and INTO the Lord the thing
10 that are the Lords. To do less tina
80 this would be to repudiste the teach
% ings of Washington, Frankling. Adam
IS Alexander Hamilton and the great dc
lg fender of the Constitution-Dani
No Webster-the latter of whom laconicall
said, before the Historical Society
y New York: "Sir, if We and our pc!
Us terity hold sacred the principles
IN Christianity and the injunctions
no morality, we may go on prospecting al
&c continuing to prosper but if we trii
~ with the principles of Christianity ar
"a repudiate the injunctions of moralit
10 no telling how soon a catastrophe ms
happen. Should such a catastropl
-, happen, let its history never be writer
let the horrible narrative never be r
corded" etc.
~ Sscondly-The idea of person n
80 being able to be Mormon and CO
80 sistent citizen is absurd in the light
" the statements just quoted. II
Peoples Party believe that the virtu
20 which go to make up good Christi,
ie must in the nature of things make
N good citizen. Surely, such qualification
" are vastly superior to profanity al